Take Stage!: How to Direct and Produce a Lesbian Play
Take Stage! is the first comprehensive "how-to" book for lesbians wanting to produce or direct lesbian theatre. Controversial and anecdotal, Take Stage! is written for the lesbian with no previous experience with theatre or lesbian organization. In addition to chapters on auditioning, rehearsals, selecting the script, booking space, and assembling a staff, the book includes chapters on issues of special interest to lesbians. Take Stage! includes information on how to challenge the...
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The first comprehensive _how-to_ book for lesbians wanting to produce or direct lesbian theatre.Feminist Bookstore News Star:1224...a practical, hands-on guide for anyone directing and producing a play by, with, for or about lesbians by a woman who has been involved in every aspect of lesbian theater..
AcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1The Bottom Line32Co-Producing with Another Lesbian Organization53Co-Producing with Non-Lesbians74Growing Your Own Organization95Accountability and Sisterhood116Two Heads Are Better Than One177Learning to Lead208Victims and Victimizers249Volunteering, Recruiting, and Boundaries2810The Deadly "Isms"3111Selecting the Script3612The Space3913The Money4214The Schedule4515The Tickets4816The Designers5517The Assistant Director and the Stage Manager6018The Techies6419The House Staff6920Everyone Else7221The Press Kit7922Publicizing Auditions8423Publicizing the Show8724Troubleshooting9225The Program9426Approaching Sacred Ground9927Auditioning Lesbians10328Production Meetings11029The First Rehearsal11230Blocking the Show11631Some Notes on Acting12332Advice to the Director12733After the Third Week12934Time Out!13235Tech Week and Dress Rehearsal13536Opening14337Pickup, Strike, and Postproduction14438Touring14639For Women Only14840The Future151Appendixes153Index201About the Author207
\ Feminist Bookstore News...a practical, hands-on guide for anyone directing and producing a play by, with, for or about lesbians by a woman who has been involved in every aspect of lesbian theater.\ \ \ \ \ The Lesbian Review Of BooksGeared to the fledgling lesbian director and producer, Gage's handbook is chock-full of new ideas and common sense about choosing, mounting, publicizing, and surviving the live theatre experience...crack's open the mysteries of the successful theatrical venture. Most important, the book addresses the complex underpinnings of accountability, leadership, and collaboration in the differently structured world of women-run groups...two chapters on victims and leadership deliver such savvy and sage advice that they should be required reading for all women who work in organizations...even while preoccupied with basics, Gage doesn't neglect the artistic/spiritual aspects of why we do theatre in the first place... Take Stage! really does deliver what it promises: to take the inexperienced director and producer through all stages of production...rejoice that a real resource guide is available, one that is concise, readable, and inspiring.\ \ \ Feminist Bookstore News Star:1224...a practical, hands-on guide for anyone directing and producing a play by, with, for or about lesbians by a woman who has been involved in every aspect of lesbian theater..\ \
